2007 Rink Hockey World Championship

2007 FIRS Roller Hockey World Cup
Tournament details
Host country Switzerland Switzerland
Dates 16–23 June
Teams 16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s) Montreux
Final positions
Champions  Spain (13th title)
Runners-up   Switzerland
Third place  Argentina
Fourth place  Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played 48
Goals scored 308 (6.42 per match)
Top scorer(s) Brazil Jurandy da Silva (12)


The 2007 Rink Hockey World Championship was the 38th edition of the Rink Hockey World Championship, being held between 16 and 23 June 2007, in Montreux, Switzerland. It was disputed by 16 countries and saw Spain achieving his 13th title, after an 8–1 win over Switzerland, in the final. The event marked the first time Switzerland reached the final of the most important international roller hockey competition. It also marked the worst performance ever for Portugal, with a disappointing 6th place.

Format

The competition was disputed by 16 countries, divided in four groups of 4 teams each one. Unsurprisingly, the four major National Teams, Portugal, Spain, Italy and Argentina were divided by the four groups and they all won them. The two highest classified teams of each group would qualify for the knockout phase, starting with the quarter-finals. The winners would face each other at the semi-finals and then would advance for the final. The losers played for the 3rd place award.

Every game lasted 40 minutes, divided in 2 parts of 20 minutes.

Phase I

Group A

Team G W D L GF GA Dif Pts
 Spain 3 3 0 0 20 2 +18 9
 Brazil 3 3 2 0 12 12 +0 6
 Germany 3 1 0 2 9 10 --1 3
 Colombia 3 0 0 3 4 21 --17 0

16 June 2007
Spain  7–1  Brazil

17 June 2007
Germany  6–1  Colombia

18 June 2007
Brazil  5–3  Germany

18 June 2007
Spain  9–1  Colombia

19 June 2007
Brazil  6–2  Colombia

19 June 2007
Spain  4–0  Germany

Group B

Team G W D L GF GA Dif Pts
 Argentina 3 3 0 0 20 2 +18 9
 Angola 3 2 0 1 11 5 +6 6
 Chile 3 1 0 2 3 10 --5 3
 Netherlands 3 0 0 3 1 20 --19 0

17 June 2007
Chile  4–2  Netherlands

17 June 2007
Argentina  5–2  Angola

18 June 2007
Angola  2–0  Chile

18 June 2007
Argentina  9–0  Netherlands

19 June 2007
Angola  7–0  Netherlands

19 June 2007
Argentina  6–0  Chile

Group C

Team G W D L GF GA Dif Pts
 Portugal 3 3 0 0 22 5 +17 9
 France 3 2 0 1 11 8 +3 6
 United States 3 1 0 2 7 20 --13 3
 Mozambique 3 0 0 3 9 16 --7 0

17 June 2007
United States  5–3  Mozambique

17 June 2007
Portugal  4–1  France

18 June 2007
France  6–2  United States

18 June 2007
Portugal  7–4  Mozambique

19 June 2007
France  4–2  Mozambique

19 June 2007
Portugal  11–0  United States

Group D

Team G W D L GF GA Dif Pts
 Italy 3 3 0 0 12 6 +6 9
  Switzerland 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 6
 England 3 1 0 2 8 12 --4 3
 Andorra 3 0 0 3 2 6 --4 0

17 June 2007
Andorra  1–2  England

17 June 2007
Switzerland   1–3  Italy

18 June 2007
Italy  6–4  England

18 June 2007
Switzerland   1–0  Andorra

19 June 2007
Italy  3–1  Andorra

19 June 2007
Switzerland   5–2  England

Knockout Phase

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
21 June        
  Spain  8
22 June
  Angola  0  
  Spain  6
21 June
    Italy  0  
  Italy  3
23 June
  France  1  
   Switzerland  1
21 June
    Spain  8
  Portugal  2
22 June
   Switzerland  3  
   Switzerland  4 Third place
21 June
    Argentina  3  
  Brazil  1   Argentina  3
  Argentina  2     Italy  2
23 June

5th–8th places

Semi-finals 5th place
22 June
  Angola  3(3)E  
  France  3(4)T  
 
23 June
      France  4
    Portugal  3
7th place
22 June 23 June
  Brazil  3   Angola  1
  Portugal  5     Brazil  7

9th–12th places

Quarter-finals Qualifying 9th place
                   
21 June        
  Germany  6
22 June
  Netherlands  4  
  Germany  2(2)G
21 June
    Mozambique  2(3)P  
  England  1
23 June
  Mozambique  2  
  Mozambique  3
21 June
    Andorra  1
  Chile  3
22 June
  Colombia  2  
  Chile  1 11th place
21 June
    Andorra  2  
  United States  1   Germany  2(5)G
  Andorra  4     Chile  2(6)P
23 June

13th–16th places

Semi-finals 13th place
22 June
  Netherlands  3  
  England  4  
 
23 June
      England  4
    Colombia  2
15th place
22 June 23 June
  Colombia  3(4)E   Netherlands  5
  England  3(3)T     United States  3

Final Placing

place Team
 Spain
  Switzerland
 Argentina
4 Italy
5 France
6 Portugal
7 Brazil
8 Angola
9 Mozambique
10 Andorra
11 Chile
12 Germany
13 England
14 Colombia
15 Netherlands
16 United States
2007 Rink Hockey World Championship

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